‘Swatting,’ where prank calls are made to 911 reporting imminent danger close to a particular person/address, has been on the rise in Georgia, and prominent politicians have become prime targets. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, has been the victim of multiple incidents, as has Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and several other state legislators. State Sen. Clint Dixon, R-Buford, says he plans to introduce legislation aimed at curbing the practice, whether by increasing penalties or making it easier to investigate. Hopefully the bill will have swatting SINKING…
Dems find mess in CD-11
Georgia Democrats had a mess on their hands in the 11th Congressional District outside Atlanta after the party nominated Katy Stamper, later finding out she wasn’t a Democrat at all and had far-right political leanings. So they launched a write-in campaign promoting Tracey Verhoeven as the ‘real’ Dem in the race. It didn’t matter in the end as U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk cruised to re-election, but Stamper still got 32% of the vote to just 3% for Verhoeven. A failed write-in campaign and a messy election in CD-11 has Democrats there SINKING…
